# Accident 19900304003029A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Rockingham, NC, March 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rockingham, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9293° N, 79.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9293&lon=-79.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57392, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57392-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 34 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304003029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT WING CAME UP ON CROSSWIND LANDING LOST CONTROL TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT STRUCK GUARD RAIL ON RIGHT SIDE OF STRIP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA069), Mar 4, 1990: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57392), Rockingham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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